Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships


The Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships was an annual Cross country running competition organized by the CACAC for athletes representing the countries of its member associations. The competition was established in 1983 following a proposal of Wallace Williams from the Virgin Islands, then secretary of the CACAC. The rationale was that also smaller countries without adequate athletics' facilities could host such an event. The approval for the competitions' implementation was given during the 1982 CACAC meeting in Havana. The first championships were to take place in 1983 on the Virgin Islands, but because of the US invasion of Grenada, the event was postponed and relocated to Puerto Rico.
In the beginning, there were featured races for senior men and women, and later, from the year 2000 on, also for junior athletes. In addition, there were separate team competitions. The 2000 event was held in conjunction with the South American Cross Country Championships.

Editions

The 2002 edition scheduled for Oranjestad,, as well as the 2004 edition scheduled for Kingston,, were cancelled. Finally, in 2005, the competition was continued as NACAC Cross Country Championships under the auspices of the NACAC.
EditionYearCityCountryVenueDateNo. of
athletes		No. of
nations
I1983SalinasNovember 27
II1984DevonshireDecember 8
III1985Grand CaymanDecember 7
IV1986CuraçaoNovember 23
V1987St. John'sNovember 23
VI1988SalinasDecember 11
VII1989MandevilleNovember 1833
VIII1990St. CroixFlamboyant Race TrackDecember 855
IX1991KingstownDecember 854
X1992CuraçaoDecember 1268
XI1994NassauFebruary 1253
XII1995WarwickFebruary 1146
XIII1996Chignahuapan, PueblaMarch 2541
XIV1997St. George'sFebruary 16
XV1998San JoséParque Metropolitano La SabanaMarch 18014
XVI1999Saint LuciaJanuary 24
XVII2000CartagenaFebruary 6869
XVIII2001SouthamptonPoint Royal Golf CourseNovember 17
XIX2003Acapulco, GuerreroClub de Golf AcapulcoMarch 16808

Results

The results for the Mexican athletes were published by the Federation of Mexican Athletics Associations. Further results were compiled from other sources.

Men Senior Individual

†: In 2000, the event was held in conjunction with the South American Cross Country Championships, where the medallists were extracted from. Winner was João N'Tyamba from who was invited to participate out of competition in 37:11. Daniel Lopes Ferreira from came in 2nd in 37:14 to become South American Champion. Silvio Guerra from was 3rd in 37:21, Marilson Gomes dos Santos from was 4th in 37:59, and Benedito Donizeti was 6th in 38:45.

Men Senior Team

Women Senior Individual

Women Senior Team

Boys Junior Individual

Boys Junior Team

Girls Junior Individual

Girls Junior Team